I think it is a fair idea! From the clients perspective if I had to pay the same price for the newbie vs. the vet tech, I would just wait for the vet. If it was cheaper I would have to make a choice based on my financial situation. If I had a daughter going to a dance, or a friend that wanted nails but didn't want to pay what I pay then I would recomend your sister. Even if the customer doesn't come back when the price goes up it is giving her experience and making some money in the meantime. I say yes, I wouldn't set her prices to far off from yours, maybe 5 dollars cheaper. Then it isn't so hard to raise her prices later. Then run specials for her so they could get it even cheaper but not expect it next time. Angie
________________________________ From: Jill in Ky <jnai...@hotmail.com> To: NailTech <nailtech@googlegroups.com> Sent: Sun, March 6, 2011 10:39:29 AM Subject: NailTech:: Re: Pricing levels? I've worked at corporate run salons with tiered pricing and never saw anything negative about it. As techs/stylists hit a certain $$ regularly then they'd be given a new title and a price increase along with it. Newer salon employees can't start out on top and clients understand that the more inexperienced ones will always be cheaper, so there's no surprises there to anyone if their finished product is not as refined as it would be with the more experienced salon worker. With you and your sister I imagine both of you could raise your prices yearly/bi-yearly at the same time as your costs increased. As with all price increases, you will lose a few clients, but this is the way of the world and we can't be held hostage to our fears over that. With tiered pricing it allows clients with all levels of discretionary funds to patronize your business as opposed to going down the street to the NSS. I say go for it! Jill Wright Bowling Green, KY On Mar 3, 2:05 pm, Dawn Forenzo <dmfore...@aol.com> wrote: > Hi fellow techs!! > Just wondering if anyone does pricing levels in their salon especially for > the >newbies? > My sister now does nails with me part time but just started and I have well >over 15 yrs experience. I really want to help her build and fine tune her >skills/speed. So I was wondering if I do a master/junior level pricing or do >it >by some other name if it would help get clients in her chair? > I would love any ideas you gals may have. Eventually I want to get more girls >to work with me so I don't have to work so hard. :) > > Thanks a bunch!! > Dawn Forenzo > Albany NY > > Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. To post to this group, send email to nailtech@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nailtech+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. To post to this group, send email to nailtech@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nailtech+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en.
